They’re Listening – They’re Pro-active, They’re Trying To Mitigate Their Loss
A report from Maui Now in Hawaii. “Maui’s housing market showed mixed trends, according to the REALTORS Association of Maui (RAM). While sales of single-family homes and condominiums fell by 1.5% and 5.1% year-over-year, respectively, median sales prices saw more noticeable changes. The median price for single-family homes declined by 5.7% to $1,315,000, while condominium prices dropped sharply by 28.6% to $700,000. The median days on the market for both property types stood at 134 days, indicating a slower pace of sales. ‘Maui’s housing market is undergoing a shift,’ said RAM President Lynette Pendergast. ‘While sales activity for single-family homes and condominiums remains relatively steady, recent price adjustments and increased inventory may give buyers more options in the months ahead.'”
From Fox 13. “New housing developments are popping up all over Florida, and for the past two years, FOX 13 has investigated claims of faulty home construction. If you were to search for new construction homes in the Greater Tampa Bay Area, on a site such as Zillow or Realtor, you’ll find thousands of new builds. Hillsborough County Commissioner Joshua Wostal is keeping a close eye on the progress at Victoria Lakes because he doesn’t want a repeat of what happened in Pasco County. Commissioner Wostal said, ‘I do have friends that were up there in Starkey Ranch and the mold was so bad that it started to crack their counters, and they were displaced.’ One particular neighborhood called Whitfield Preserve saw a number of issues. Resident Niteeja Likhite said, ‘We assume this is a new construction so we wouldn’t have many problems.'”
“The Likhite’s closed on their home at the start of the pandemic in February 2020, when homes in the area were going up fast. The homes in Starkey Ranch were priced from 500,000 to over a million dollars. ‘One day I was in the kitchen, and it started pouring on top of my head, and I was like, where is this water coming from?’ Niteeja exclaimed. When she contacted the builder, Taylor Morrison, in 2023, she was told that because she was outside the two-year home warranty by about a year, the builder was not responsible for repairs. Niteeja told us, ‘I was mad! That in my beautiful house, like we spent all our money on this house that we built, and this is what we got.’ Niteeja’s experience is not unique. Over our two-year investigation, FOX 13 spoke with a dozen homeowners who all had similar stories of mold in their new construction homes.”
9 News in Colorado. “Denver’s housing market is notoriously tough – but a new report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors shows there are more houses available for sale in the metro area now than in the past 14 years. ‘It’s really nice to be a buyer right now,’ said Jacob Schaffer, a home buyer in Denver. ‘I think where things are at right now, it’s the first time buyers have had leverage in a long time.’ Andrew Abrams, a local realtor and market trends committee member with DMAR said the availability of homes in Denver right now is putting the ball in the buyer’s court. ‘We’ve seen this before where there’s really high inventory,’ Abrams said. ‘Having said that, we haven’t seen it in a while and it feels that much more impactful and so properties are sitting, sellers are having to be more flexible, and buyers are also being a little more picky on what they choose because they have more options.’ The added inventory has people ready to sell their starter homes, he said, unlocking even more options for buyers around town.”
The Gazette. “The supply of homes for sale in the Colorado Springs area reached a nearly 11-year high in June, and home sales also saw a slight boost in the sixth month of the year — even as area median home prices reached record highs. As of June 30, there were 4,055 single-family and patio homes for sale, a 36.4% increase over the same month last year, according to a Pikes Peak Association of Realtors market trends report. It’s the most since 4,104 properties were listed in August 2014, historical data maintained by The Gazette show, based on Realtors Association figures. The median sale price of condos and townhomes in the Colorado Springs area was $330,000 in June, down 3.2% from $364,586 in May and down almost 10% from $365,000 in June 2024, according to the Realtors Association report. ‘I think buyers got tired of waiting for good news. One of the biggest reasons people move these days is to be closer to family. They’ve been waiting to sell and to buy, and now I think their tolerance level has reached the level of, ‘we have to do something,’ said Gordon Dean, a real estate agent with Re/Max Advantage in Colorado Springs. ‘So that’s causing the inventory.'”
KTNV in Nevada. “Now that June has passed, new housing numbers show another month and the same story — more homes are up for sale. We’re also seeing the number of homes sold going down. I visited one neighborhood near Sahara Avenue and Arville Street where there are several homes up for sale on one street alone. This is a growing trend across the valley. ‘Two on this side, one the last house over there, that’s a rental, this one is going to be going up for sale. At the corner of the street there’s another one,’ said Vicki Franklin who has lived in the a neighborhood near Sahara and Arville for 35 years. ‘When we bought our first home it was like $80,000. And what are they going for now? $450,000,’ Franklin said. She believes high prices are why homes, including some on her street, aren’t selling. ‘I know three that have been up for six-plus months, maybe a year,’ Franklin said.”
The Healdsburg Tribune in California. “In Healdsburg, inventory has soared. Months of supply nearly doubled from 5.4 to 8.7 in just a year—a 61% increase signaling a dramatic shift from a seller’s market to one where buyers have more leverage than at any time since before the pandemic. Sonoma County has also seen inventory climb. The county’s months of supply reached 3.4 by June, up from 2.2 a year ago. This is especially true at the higher end, where both areas are seeing double-digit months of inventory for homes priced above $2 million. The typical Healdsburg home over $2 million now takes 180 days to sell, compared to about 70 days in the rest of Sonoma County. While Healdsburg luxury sellers still achieve about 93.7% of their original list price, that’s only after months of negotiation and often price reductions.”
“Pricing matters, and overpricing costs sellers dearly. Consider this scenario: A home should be priced at $2 million. Tempted by optimism, the seller lists it at $2.2 million. Months pass with little interest. Eventually, the seller reduces the price by 13.2%—the average reduction for homes that don’t sell right away—bringing it down to $1.91 million. But buyers see a stale listing and come in with lower offers. The final sale price? Just $1.78 million. Contrast that with a seller who prices correctly from day one at $2 million. That home attracts real interest, generates competition and ultimately sells for $1.94 million—$160,000 more than the overpricing strategy. The data is clear: Homes priced right from the start in Healdsburg sell for 97.2% of their original list price in 55 days; those that chase the market down sell for only 81.2% of their original list in 213 days. This buyer profile is common in Healdsburg’s market. Only 44.8% of homes sold in the first half of 2025 were purchased as primary residences. Contrary to the local ‘second home narrative,’ the most active non-owner occupied buyers aren’t San Franciscans or out-of-state investors—they’re Healdsburg locals. Residents who know the market best are still buying, showing confidence in the town’s long-term prospects.”
Bay Area Newsgroup in California. “A downtown San Jose housing tower with well over 300 units is in default on a $182.5 million construction loan, according to county records. The Fay, a 23-story apartment building at the corner of South First Street and East Reed Street in the trendy SoFA district, is in default on the loan, documents filed on July 1 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show. When The Fay formally opened its doors in December 2024, the building’s owners and San Jose officials expressed hope that the tower’s tenants would help inject additional vibrancy into the area. The loan default now raises the specter that a new owner could wind up with the building as the lender might seek to foreclose the loan and put the property up for auction or seize the tower to satisfy the loan delinquency. Apartment property loan defaults and foreclosures have become particularly acute in the East Bay. Lenders have seized multiple apartment buildings to satisfy delinquent loans. The struggles of the apartment market could lead to fading values for these types of properties, a problem that haunts other segments of the commercial real estate market, such as office buildings and hotels.”
The Globe and Mail in Canada. “Motivated sellers are reducing their asking prices in the Toronto-area real estate market as competing properties arrive in July. Andre Kutyan, broker with Harvey Kalles Real Estate, is advising sellers who haven’t struck a deal quickly to reduce their asking price. For homeowners listing for the first time this summer, he recommends an ‘aggressive’ asking price from the start. The enclave of Lawrence Park, for example, kicked off July with a relatively bulging supply of 25 properties with asking prices ranging from $3.695-million to $10.995-million. While many have been relisted multiples times, Mr. Kutyan says, eight are fresh listings. Mr. Kutyan cut asking prices for three of his own listings in the dwindling days of June. At 12 Tetbury Cres., Mr. Kutyan trimmed the asking price for a contemporary four-bedroom house to $4.99-million from $5.299-million.”
“On a cul-de-sac near Yonge Street south of Lawrence Avenue, Mr. Kutyan lowered the asking price of a three-bedroom detached house to $2.199-million from $2.349-million in mid-June after 19 days on the market. The latest asking price is below the amount the sellers paid in a bidding war in February, 2022 at the market’s high point. At that time they paid $2.52-million for the home listed with an asking price of $1.995-million, then paid for renovations. Mr. Kutyan says the improvements may help to attract buyers in the current market, but the homeowners are unlikely to get what they paid for the property because prices in the area have fallen between 10 and 15 per cent since then. ‘They’re listening – they’re pro-active,’ he says. ‘They’re trying to mitigate their loss.'”
Global News in Canada. “Behind the lawn signs and open house doors in Calgary’s real estate sector, a nefarious scandal has been unravelling for years. Calgary real estate agent Derek Davidson says he is one of dozens of victims. ‘I was being constantly assured, misled, down the path until he got to the point he could no longer hide it.’ Over the past several years, Davidson says he’s been waiting for his money back after lending former real estate agent Eric Drinkwater $80,000. ‘(Drinkwater) continued to delay and lie to people, telling him they were going to get the money… until (the scheme fell apart).’ Davidson is one of several people who spoke to Global News, saying they were victimized in a similar way — by a complex bridge financing scheme orchestrated by Drinkwater. Davidson said he hasn’t seen a dime of it in the two years since. ‘I mean, I went from thinking I was going to get my money back, I’ve just got to be patient, to (thinking) I’m never going to get my money back, to realizing I was defrauded and duped, to realizing I was one of many.'”
“By the time law enforcement had been made aware of the allegations, two other investigations had already begun. Calgary lawyer Blair Ector had also been diligently working on the case after being approached by a handful of clients. ‘Initially when (Drinkwater) would start with much lower amounts with high rates of return, and he would usually pay that first, make the first payment back towards the smaller loans,’ Ector says. ‘And then he would gradually and progressively build bigger and bigger loans.’ With his licence currently suspended, the Real Estate Council of Alberta is engaged in ongoing disciplinary hearings with Drinkwater. According to a decision in the civil court action, Drinkwater stated to the owner of Re/Max Central, Pat Hare, that he would ‘call RECA,’ to which Hare replied: ‘You do not have to call RECA unless you go bankrupt. What are you going to tell them that you stole other people’s money or you put them on a Ponzi scheme.'”
Scoop New Zealand. “While the broader market remains subdued, Davies Homes is building for a diverse audience from high-end custom homes to investment properties and first-home buyers. ‘Right now, everything’s lining up in favour of new builds — pricing, availability, and quality,’ says Daniel Davies, founder of Davies Homes. ‘Subcontractors are more accessible, lead times are manageable, and product options have never been better.’ During the housing boom, material shortages and long wait times forced compromises. Now, the pressure has eased. ‘Back then, we were constantly substituting materials just to keep projects moving,’ Davies explains. ‘Today, clients can make decisions based on preference — not desperation.’ The fear-of-missing-out mentality has given way to thoughtful planning. Land is no longer snapped up in panic, and buyers can work through scenarios with more clarity. ‘It’s a buyer’s market in terms of mindset,’ Davies says. ‘People have the breathing space to make the right decisions — and avoid buyer’s remorse.'”
From Vietnam.net. “Nguyen Van Dinh, Vice Chair of the Vietnam Real Estate Association, believes there is an issue with current pricing. ‘Many localities are setting sky-high land prices, though their pricing method is correct when based on market transactions as a benchmark,’ he said. He warned that real estate businesses will face challenges in the near future, as the legal framework, though partially improved, remains incomplete and requires further adjustments. ‘When we reviewed those transactions, we found that most were highly ‘inflated.’ We can say that these transaction prices were manipulated by certain market players. As a result, when these prices are used to set official price lists, it effectively legitimizes and legalizes these ‘artificial’ or ‘bubble’ prices,’ Dinh explained. According to Dinh, this is dangerous, as it hinders investment capital flow when businesses leasing land must pay inflated prices. Real estate prices are driven up by these artificial transactions, making it difficult for those with genuine needs to access the market. Dinh proposed that all transactions should go through trading floors to ensure better control and prevent manipulation, speculation, and price inflation.”
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Realtors are liars.
Starving liars.
Liars gonna lie.
‘Likhite said, ‘We assume this is a new construction so we wouldn’t have many problems.’…The Likhite’s closed on their home at the start of the pandemic in February 2020, when homes in the area were going up fast. The homes in Starkey Ranch were priced from 500,000 to over a million dollars. ‘One day I was in the kitchen, and it started pouring on top of my head, and I was like, where is this water coming from?’ Niteeja exclaimed. When she contacted the builder, Taylor Morrison, in 2023, she was told that because she was outside the two-year home warranty by about a year, the builder was not responsible for repairs. Niteeja told us, ‘I was mad! That in my beautiful house, like we spent all our money on this house that we built, and this is what we got’
And you bought at the peak Niteeja, so yer double fooked!
We assume this is a new construction so we wouldn’t have many problems
Those Guatemalan plumbers aren’t very good.
I stopped at a gas station in Green Valley Ranch this morning and there was sh*tty toilet paper in the mens room trash can.
This is who is building all the new resi in Green Valley Ranch. This is who they want you replaced with.
Diversity is our strength.
Why do they do this?
Because back home they don’t have flush toilets and don’t know that you can flush TP.
I have seen boot prints on the toilet seat before.
Why?
Maybe the seat is dirty, from other boot prints.
Or maybe they are just trying to relive the intestinal tract
‘A downtown San Jose housing tower with well over 300 units is in default on a $182.5 million construction loan, according to county records. The Fay, a 23-story apartment building at the corner of South First Street and East Reed Street in the trendy SoFA district, is in default on the loan, documents filed on July 1 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show. When The Fay formally opened its doors in December 2024,’
Brand new apartments already in foreclosure = paid too much for the land.
‘Apartment property loan defaults and foreclosures have become particularly acute in the East Bay. Lenders have seized multiple apartment buildings to satisfy delinquent loans. The struggles of the apartment market could lead to fading values for these types of properties, a problem that haunts other segments of the commercial real estate market, such as office buildings and hotels’
This has been going on for 5 years at least.
he building’s owners and San Jose officials expressed hope that the tower’s tenants would help inject additional vibrancy into the area.
I was thinking there was more than enough Vibrancy in San Jose (and CA in general) and there was no need for anymore.
New narrative noted in housing market news stories:
1) Falling prices are a healthy sign in the market and a return to sanity.
2) It’s a correction, not a crash.
AI Overview
The “housing bubble stages of grief” refers to the emotional responses individuals may experience as a housing bubble forms, peaks, and then deflates, similar to the stages of grief identified by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. These stages are: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance.
Elaboration:
1. Denial:
In the early stages of a housing bubble, people may be in denial about the possibility of a bubble forming or the potential for a market correction. They might believe prices will continue to rise indefinitely.
2. Anger:
As the bubble bursts and prices start to fall, individuals may become angry, possibly at lenders, developers, or even the government.
3. Bargaining:
During the downturn, some may try to negotiate deals or find ways to avoid losses, such as trying to refinance or sell quickly.
4. Depression:
As the market continues to decline and losses mount, individuals may experience depression, feeling hopeless and overwhelmed.
5. Acceptance:
Ultimately, most people come to accept the reality of the situation and begin to adapt to the new market conditions. This stage involves acknowledging the losses and moving forward.
It’s important to note that these stages are not linear, and individuals may cycle through them or experience them in different orders, according to Cruse Bereavement Support. Furthermore, the intensity and duration of each stage can vary greatly depending on individual circumstances and the severity of the market downturn.
AI Overview
Here’s a list of US cities that have recently seen falling home prices, according to various reports:
Major Cities with Declining Home Prices (Year-over-year)
Oakland, California: -6.7%
Jacksonville, Florida: -5.2%
Dallas, Texas: -4.6%
Austin, Texas: -2.1%
Houston, Texas: -1.7%
Tampa, Florida: -1.3%
Atlanta, Georgia: -1.2%
Seattle, Washington: -1.2%
Anaheim, California: -0.4%
San Diego, California: -0.4%
Other Cities Experiencing Price Drops
Miami, Florida: -12.4%
Cincinnati, Ohio: -9.5%
San Francisco, California: -8.9%
Kansas City, Missouri: -8.4%
Denver, Colorado: -6%
Orlando, Florida: -5.6%
Nashville, Tennessee: -5.4%
Important notes
1) These are based on year-over-year comparisons, so even with drops, prices might still be relatively high compared to pre-pandemic levels.
2) Some areas, particularly in the South (like parts of Florida and Texas), have seen significant price appreciation in recent years due to migration, and are now experiencing corrections.
3) Factors contributing to these price drops include rising interest rates, slowing buyer demand, increasing inventory, and general economic uncertainty.
Given that until very recently, everything was going up everywhere all at once, those year-on-year price declines are evidence that prices have recently gone down even faster.
‘Davidson said he hasn’t seen a dime of it in the two years since. ‘I mean, I went from thinking I was going to get my money back, I’ve just got to be patient, to (thinking) I’m never going to get my money back, to realizing I was defrauded and duped, to realizing I was one of many’
Acceptance <- Derek you are here.
Every time a housing speculator gets defrauded, an angel gets its wings.
‘The data is clear: Homes priced right from the start in Healdsburg sell for 97.2% of their original list price in 55 days; those that chase the market down sell for only 81.2% of their original list in 213 days’
We don’t hear from this sh$thole often.
‘This buyer profile is common in Healdsburg’s market. Only 44.8% of homes sold in the first half of 2025 were purchased as primary residences. Contrary to the local ‘second home narrative,’ the most active non-owner occupied buyers aren’t San Franciscans or out-of-state investors—they’re Healdsburg locals. Residents who know the market best are still buying, showing confidence in the town’s long-term prospects’
They are still second shanties. And bay aryans are broke a$$ losers.
‘$330,000 in June, down 3.2% from $364,586 in May and down almost 10% from $365,000 in June 2024, according to the Realtors Association report. ‘I think buyers got tired of waiting for good news. One of the biggest reasons people move these days is to be closer to family. They’ve been waiting to sell and to buy, and now I think their tolerance level has reached the level of, ‘we have to do something’…So that’s causing the inventory’
I don’t see how tired buyers caused this a$$ pounding and mountain of for sale shanties Gordy.
“The struggles of the apartment market could lead to fading values for these types of properties, a problem that haunts other segments of the commercial real estate market, such as office buildings and hotels.”
What is it about apartments that make them commercial, while the investor-owned rental home we occupy is presumptively residential?
In both cases, it seems like an investor is trying to make a buck on ever-increasing prices. So what’s the difference?
“Resi-mmercial” is a description of heard for concrete and steel apartment buildings with EMT conduit and MC.
If it’s wood frame and wired with Romex, it’s residential.
The median price for single-family homes declined by 5.7% to $1,315,000, while condominium prices dropped sharply by 28.6% to $700,000.
It was only Yellen Bux “value,” but that’s still going to leave a mark.
‘Maui’s housing market is undergoing a shift,’ said RAM President Lynette Pendergast.
You keep using that word “shift,” lying realtors (redundant). I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
Another senior living facility bites the dust.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/retirement/article-14883097/senior-citizens-lose-millions-bankruptcy-long-island.html
Hidden defects in new construction homes and who’s to blame?
According to a study by Realtor.com, Florida ranks among the top states in the nation for the highest volume of new builds. But just because a home is new doesn’t mean it won’t have problems. Some of which remain hidden until years later, when most home warranties expire.
We spoke with experts in the industry about why this is happening and how you can avoid falling victim.
Construction crews are working in reverse at the Edge Townhomes in South Tampa, taking apart pieces of them, because they were on the brink of collapse.
Structural engineer Tom Miller has been inspecting homes in the state of Florida for 30 years and says this case is in the top 10 of the worst cases he’s seen.
Miller explained, “It’s so severely rotten that we had to have shoring installed, and we put the building department on notice that it was an unsafe condition. They actually sent out representatives. They gave a letter saying that if it was not remediated within 72 hours, they were going to condemn the building.”
Construction crews removed black beams from the front of the townhomes that were used to provide structural support.
Miller said, “That beam that’s over the garage actually supports the floor of the second floor, the wall of the 2nd floor, and then the roof of the 1st floor. So, if it failed, you could have a significant collapse. It could be catastrophic, especially if there were people inside, it could be dangerous.”
Miller took us inside the garage of one of the nine units to show us the wood beam supports contractors rushed to put in.
FOX 13’s Allie Corey asked, “So had you not installed this shoring, what would have happened?”
Miller responded, “Depending on what definition you use, it actually has already met the definition of collapse, but it was a life safety issue.”
Miller and his team, with Structural Engineering and Inspections, were called out by Attorney Neil O’Brien, who represents the homeowner’s association for Edge Townhomes.
Attorney O’Brien told us in a statement, “We are pursuing the builder to make the necessary repairs on the latent construction defects. if they don’t, we will be bringing a lawsuit against the builder.”
The townhomes were built in 2019 by Ferncliffe Inc. We spoke to the owner of Ferncliff, Cliff Fernandez, over the phone. He told us he was the general contractor on the townhomes and said, “We were unaware of the issue and in the last two or three years no one has contacted us about this. we just became aware of this a couple months ago and we will investigate and cooperate and try to do what we can.”
Allie Corey asked structural engineer Tom Miller, “Do you think it’s fair to say that Florida has a faulty home construction crisis?”
Miller said, “They do, and we’re dealing with a couple of different aspects that drive that. One is that the contractors don’t have an intimate knowledge of the code and then also they’re not directing, supervising, managing, or controlling the construction for which they pulled the permit a lot of the time. They’re relying upon unlicensed subs to do their work and not going back and checking it.”
It’s become a dangerous cycle Miller sees all over Florida.
During our two-year investigation, FOX 13 uncovered a case of construction defects in Pasco County. It happened in the Whitfield Preserve neighborhood of Starkey Ranch. More than 80 homes, built during COVID, needed remediation just months after being built. One family was forced to move out of their home twice for mold remediation.
When we contacted Pasco County’s building department, they told us they couldn’t keep up with all the new builds and allowed the builders to use their own private inspectors. This is a practice allowed by state law. After FOX 13 uncovered the construction defects there, the Pasco County building department updated its procedures to have more oversight.
Murray says in order to fix this big problem, our state lawmakers need to come up with big solutions.
“Fines are not getting it done in the state of Florida. When businesses make millions and billions of dollars a year, a fine is just something that they have to deal with. They pay that fine, and they go right back to doing what they do. But if you hold the company accountable, or you take away their ability to build in the state of Florida, or you put further restrictions on them, such as you can’t use private building inspectors because you’ve abused that privilege, then I think we actually have the ability to start effectuating real change. That’s what Florida needs, real change and consumer protection,” explained Murray.
https://www.fox13news.com/news/fox-13-investigates-hidden-defects-new-construction-homes-whos-blame
They’re relying upon unlicensed subs to do their work and not going back and checking it.”
This is happening everywhere. I think the last houses built by actual craftsmen were in the 1970, maybe earlier.
And any Florida condo buildings built by craftsmen in 1970 are now all falling apart from deferred maintenance, to where residents can’t afford the special assessments.
ummmmmmmmmmm and I assume all these houses were signed off on by the building inspector? Where is he in all this?
hello
isn’t this why we pull building permits? (or is it just another hidden tax?)
Unlicensed subs = illegals.
Flaunting a Rolex watch in cities like Londonistan that are swarming with globalist import ethnic criminals can have predictable consequences.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14893493/Pictured-man-stabbed-Rolex-Knightsbridge.html
Dozens Of ‘Zombie’ Buildings Dragging Down D.C.’s Office Market
While D.C. is facing record-high office vacancy, many of the buildings with large blocks of empty space that appear to be part of the competition for tenants are effectively dead to the market.
These buildings, referred to by CBRE as “zombie” offices, have owners that are unable or unwilling to spend money — from tenant improvement allowances to attorney fees — to sign new leases, effectively making their vacant spaces unfillable.
New data released by CBRE sheds light on just how much of this space lurks beneath the surface of D.C.’s 123M SF office market. According to its second-quarter report, of the city’s 80 large blocks of space on the market — those over 50K SF — more than 30 aren’t actually able to sign new lease deals. Combined, these buildings have 5.6M SF of “zombie” space.
“A significant portion of the space being marketed throughout the city can’t actually transact, and that’s due to maturing loans approaching or buildings operating with cash flow that don’t necessarily cover their debt service,” Jon Glass, co-lead of the D.C. region for Savills, told Bisnow.
“So broadly speaking, there’s a lot of space available,” he added. “When you peel back the layers, you realize that not everything being marketed is truly available for a number of reasons.”
The capital issue that leads to “zombie” buildings has been growing over the past few years after interest rates rose sharply, office values decreased and the realities of postpandemic workplace dynamics solidified.
In some cases, lenders that have taken control of office properties are unwilling to put more money into them after already taking a loss. In other cases, owners who have had their equity wiped out or are in danger of losing a property aren’t willing to lose any more on it.
Sometimes owners simply don’t have the money: They can’t get a loan or aren’t making the required income from the building to cover their debt and also make new investments.
“Certainly there are buildings where people don’t want to throw good money after bad or that owners can’t get access to the capital they need to do tenant improvements, even to sign leases,” said Tammy Shoham, director of D.C. market research for JLL.
https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/dc-has-59m-sf-of-zombie-office-space-130045
They’ve been waiting to sell and to buy, and now I think their tolerance level has reached the level of, ‘we have to do something,’ said Gordon Dean, a real estate agent with Re/Max Advantage in Colorado Springs. ‘So that’s causing the inventory.’”
Dean is a lion. Inventory in Colorado Springs keeps rising because greedhead sellers are still clinging to their delusional wish prices, and buyers ain’t having it. Meanwhile, the exodus of the productive and sane out of yet another Democrat-Bolshevik malgoverned municipality is accelerating, while the influx of Democrat-on-Arrival refugees, illegals, and pot-smoking riff-raff is increasing as well.
The U.S. is not our friend any more. Has anyone told Mark Carney?
If Canadians were confused by Prime Minister Mark “Elbows Up” Carney’s axing of the digital services tax in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to scuttle trade and security negotiations between the two countries, that’s understandable: Nothing about Mr. Carney’s U.S. strategy, particularly his pursuit of a “comprehensive” trade and security agreement, makes a lick of sense.
The DST cave, a walk-back of a bill passed in Parliament, got Canada less than nothing. In exchange for so grovellingly ceding our sovereignty, Mr. Carney got the promise of a serial liar to continue talks on an agreement that, because it’s not a treaty, will exist wholly at the whim of the capricious authoritarian in the White House.
The Prime Minister’s pursuit of a treaty itself faces the same objection. Given the ephemeral nature of any potential agreement, why does he think a comprehensive agreement is even possible, even without giving away the store?
To quote a former prime minister, “Make that make sense.”
Mr. Carney and the Liberals’ inattention to such basic questions suggest they have completely misread the nature of the threat facing Canada. They’re acting as if the threat is purely economic and resolvable by normal, rational negotiations. In reality, the underlying problem is political: The United States’ descent into authoritarianism and fascism has dynamited the foundations of North American governance that made co-operation and agreements possible for decades.
For all his talk of embracing change, Mr. Carney’s pursuit of a far-reaching economic and security agreement to convince the United States to lower its tariffs reflects the dominant orthodoxy of the past 40 years: a belief in rational economic interest as the driver of politics and an understanding of North America that is years out of date.
Mr. Carney’s archaic understanding of Canada-U.S. relations is nicely captured by his Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, who said “the competitiveness of North America depends on what happens between Canada and the United States.”
Ten years ago, appealing to “North America” as a shared economic space would have been entirely appropriate. Canadian economic development policy since the late 1980s has been built on the presumption of a single North American economy, nurtured through deliberate policy actions and binding economic treaties.
The problem is that there is no more “we.” There’s a difference between a North America in which the U.S. is the dominant player and one in which the United States seeks to dominate. We now live in the latter world of us versus them.
Politicians and academics have long recognized that North America was built not just on commercial self-interest but on shared values and norms: the rule of law, respect for national sovereignty, and U.S. self-restraint.
The U.S. has turned its back on all of these, making any traditional trade agreement literally impossible. Mr. Trump is an autocrat, a fascist, dragging the United States into a despotism that will take years, if not decades, to overcome. His goal is domination, not co-operation or rational win-win scenarios. He doesn’t care about U.S. “security” or “economic prosperity.”
The government must also start attending to the vital, non-tariff-related aspects of our relationship. Mr. Carney has been conspicuously silent on the Canadians being harassed at the border and detained by ICE, illustrated most sharply by Ottawa’s almost-comical intransigence regarding pleas to change its U.S. travel advisory to reflect reality.
Canada will always have to deal with U.S. issues and complaints as they come up. It comes with the territory. But we need to do so with the full understanding of who we’re dealing with, and what’s possible, should we want to maintain our independence.
That starts with ending comprehensive trade negotiations and getting serious about policies that will actually promote Canadian sovereignty. Until Mr. Carney realizes this truth, expect more of the same, giving away the store in pursuit of the fantasy of a return to a world that’s not coming back.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-mark-carney-trump-us-trade-tariffs-defence/
Mr. Carney and the Liberals’ inattention to such basic questions suggest they have completely misread the nature of the threat facing Canada. They’re acting as if the threat is purely economic and resolvable by normal, rational negotiations.
The globalist scum media will never acknowledge this, but a populist backlash is building among the Heritage Canadian population against the globalist quislings that have consigned them to being marginalized, disenfranchised second-class citizens in their own ancestral homeland. Once K-Dan young people realize they have no future on the globalists’ incorporated neoliberal plantation, things are going to get spicy.
The United States’ descent into authoritarianism and fascism
Funny how authoritarians like to accuse us of what they do.
and an understanding of North America that is years out of date
Years out of date? FJB and Lil Fidel were on the same page, and that was just 6 months ago,
Vaccine mandates, and the associated consequences.
Canada isn’t a real country, it’s a joke.
The problem is that there is no more “we.”
Blayne, you can bet your hoser keister there is no “we”. Canada is a hostile foreign nation that makes demands on the US. The only reason you’re bending the knee is because we hold all the cards.
Because we ended a decades long sweetheart deal that overwhelmingly favored Canada makes us the bad guys. So be it.
The median sale price of condos and townhomes in the Colorado Springs area was $330,000 in June, down 3.2% from $364,586 in May and down almost 10% from $365,000 in June 2024, according to the Realtors Association report.
Daily reminder: the loss of Yellen Bux value on CoS shacks & condos is compounded by the 10.8% decline in the value of the U.S. dollar in just the first six months of 2025, so in real terms the cratering is even worse than it appears.
Seattle media can’t figure out basic story about an ICE arrest in White Center?
Local media can’t seem to figure out a very basic story about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest in White Center over the weekend.
KING 5 reported that “people thought they were watching ICE agents make an arrest Saturday in White Center, but with the agents wearing face masks and no ICE markings on their vests, the arrest details remain unclear.” The Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat, meanwhile, claimed the media couldn’t quite figure out what happened.
“Were these ICE agents? None of them wore uniforms that identified them as ICE or DHS, for Department of Homeland Security. They rolled up looking for all the world like a squad that might stick up the place. Which, at a pawnshop that sells guns, is not an idle concern,” he wrote.
Yes, they were ICE agents. This media member found it quite easily.
The woman who was arrested, according to ICE Seattle, is an illegal immigrant with a criminal history for DWI in San Antonio, Texas. On a charge of prostitution, ICE Seattle tells me she skipped town to avoid legal consequences. This seems like a run-of-the-mill arrest of an illegal immigrant. If you’re in this country illegally, even without a criminal history, you will be subject to arrest at any point.
How did I get this information from ICE Seattle? I just asked specific questions in good faith.
Westneat dramatically calls the arrests “mass deportation” and “cruel theater.” Right.
But what’s cruel is forcing readers and viewers to consume shoddy activist journalism masquerading as a compassionate and serious exploration of the impacts of immigration law.
The reality is that it doesn’t matter that the woman, per ICE, drove while intoxicated. Left-wing media members don’t seem to believe DWI or DUI is sufficiently serious to result in a deportation. One wonders if they’ll defend Raul Benitez-Santana from deportation over a decade from now when he’s released from prison after being found guilty of crashing into — and killing — Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd.
What was cruel was opening our borders for three and a half years, inviting in unvetted illegal immigrants, then pretending that they would never be arrested and deported for their crimes.
https://mynorthwest.com/ktth/rantz-opinion/ice-arrest-white-center/4108332
“What was cruel was opening our borders for three and a half years,”
This is also biased reporting. It implies that the only aliens who should be deported are gang members, criminals, Biden-era illegal aliens.
BS. What about the ones who have been sucking benefits while going to routine “check-ins” and having their case “dismissed,” for 15+ years in a row? That’s infuriating.
It implies that the only aliens who should be deported are gang members
Two words : “Maryland dad”
The left wants them all to stay. Every single one, without exception. Seeing that Dem Senator travel to El Salvador to console that gang banger was, and still is, infuriating,
“The left wants them all to stay. Every single one, without exception”
Mark Potok, a co-founder and executive of the Southern Poverty Law Center, had a chart on the wall of his office projecting when the White population of USA would drop below 50%.
Watching some cable TeeVee in a hotel a few months ago I saw ads from the SPLC soliciting donations, calling themselves a “civil rights” organization.
People are now using the Iceblock app, originally created to help illegals avoid ICE raids, to falsely report ICE sightings and force them to clear out of grocery stores.
I was thinking of doing it before going to the doctor too.
Months of supply nearly doubled from 5.4 to 8.7 in just a year—a 61% increase signaling a dramatic shift from a seller’s market to one where buyers have more leverage than at any time since before the pandemic.
Those are piker numbers. The real cratering hasn’t even started yet.
When The Fay formally opened its doors in December 2024, the building’s owners and San Jose officials expressed hope that the tower’s tenants would help inject additional vibrancy into the area.
Nothing boosts skybox values like vibrancy. /sarc
As I believe you (or was it someone else?) said yesterday, San Jose has plenty of vibrancy already. Per the 2020 census it is only 23% white. Mexico City is about 15-20% white.
Fear of raids paralyzes migrant farmworkers in Florida
Half-an-hour south of Miami, in the Redlands, the landscape changes completely. Just 30 miles from the luxurious Brickell neighborhood and the famous Calle 8 and Little Havana – after passing the southwestern suburbs of the county – vast fields of crops stretch into the horizon. Nurseries of ornamental plants such as orchids and all kinds of palms appear one after another on both sides of the avenues and main streets, with signs advertising “nurseries.” The local residents, mostly Central American immigrants, who work in the fields, refer to these businesses as “nurserías.”
One of the nurseries is open: the entrance is an opening cut into the mesh fence. Once inside, you can’t see anyone, just rows of plants of different types and sizes, in black plastic pots. After a few minutes, an employee shows up. He’s Mexican and lives in a humble mobile home in the nursery. Outside the home, there’s a plastic table with white chairs, protected by a sunshade. Two children soon appear, then another, all looking on anxiously from a distance. The plants are for sale, the man notes, but at the moment, they aren’t delivering anything. He asks not to be identified, fearing the immigration authorities.
“I have a driver’s license and everything… but with the situation as it is right now, we’re not going out,” he apologizes.
Florida is home to one of the largest populations of undocumented immigrants, estimated at 1.2 million. According to research groups, approximately half of the state’s farmworkers are immigrants and nearly half are undocumented.
Saúl Alemán, a landlord in Homestead, has tenants who are undocumented immigrants. Many have stopped going to work for fear of being detained. As a precaution, he has created an “action plan” for his properties that includes surveillance cameras “in case [ICE] shows up,” he explains.
Some of his tenants, whom he describes as very honest and hardworking people, are behind on their rent. “If they don’t have to go out, [if it’s not an] absolute necessity, they won’t,” Alemán notes. The 32-year-old landlord is also a pro-immigrant activist. He became an American citizen thanks to the DACA program, which was set up to provide a path toward citizenship for those who were brought to the United States as children.
Homestead residents, workers, and nursery owners report that they’ve seen unprecedented activity by ICE, CBP, FHP and the county police. Patricio Lugo, who runs a nursery, hasn’t seen the authorities, but has “heard that they’re on the streets arresting people,” stopping cars and searching them. “Word is spreading and people are starting to get alarmed,” he says.
https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-06/fear-of-raids-paralyzes-migrant-farmworkers-in-florida.html
but has “heard that they’re on the streets arresting people,”
That’s what happens when you sneak in like a burglar. And a majority of voters think that it’s time for you to go home. And we recommend that you self deport, as it will keep you out of Alligator Alcatraz.
And there is a proper Spanish word for “nursery” in Spanish: vivero. I guess I’ll take my troka and go to the nurseria. In Mexico such words are called, derogatorily, pocho.
“he has created an “action plan” for his properties that includes surveillance cameras “in case [ICE] shows up,” he explains.”
If someone tips off that ICE is in the area, is that subject to prosecution?
‘They’re trying to mitigate their loss.’”
Die, speculator scum.
Davidson is one of several people who spoke to Global News, saying they were victimized in a similar way — by a complex bridge financing scheme orchestrated by Drinkwater.
I loves me a good “fleeced housing speculator” story first thing in the morning. Thanks, Ben!
My Undocumented Mom Spent 36 Years Building a Life in L.A. Then She Self-Deported
Leading up to the election, my mom thought about going back to Mexico before she could potentially be deported. It wasn’t until February that she gathered me and my two siblings for a family meeting to break the news. She knew we would be fine because we’re no longer living with her at 32, 29, and 23 years old. But I know she was thinking about her grandkids and the milestones she might miss. We’re planning a quinceañera for my daughter in two years. Will she be there for that? Or my niece and nephew’s baptisms? All those questions rushed through my head, but mostly, I worried for her safety.
She didn’t want to risk staying in the U.S. because her biggest fear is getting detained. My mom is strong, but she has been working all her life and has accumulated injuries, including a bad back and a bad hip. She’s also a little bougie, and if she were detained, she’d pretty much be in jail.
I didn’t believe it when she told us. She’s so Americanized—I couldn’t see her going back, but I knew if my mom was going to feel safer and more comfortable in Mexico, then I had to make peace with it.
My mom is undocumented, but she was granted a work permit. At one point, it expired, and she once had to renew it and go through the whole process of proving her eligibility and immigration status. We weren’t in a financially good place. The filing fees range from $260 to $520, and at the time, it would have taken months to process her application.
She didn’t end up renewing it because of this delay, so in the early 2000s, my siblings and I looked into my mom applying for American citizenship. That’s when she became paranoid about being deported. We would hear stories of people being forced to go to Mexico for up to 10 years as a penalty for seeking citizenship with an expired work permit. She was scared of everything, but life took over. She was used to living this way—to surviving.
For all of it to come back around 20 years later has me at a loss for words. When I saw Trump had won the presidency, I went completely numb. I didn’t even want to know how bad it was going to get, and it’s at its worst with his latest legislation. As the “Big, Beautiful Bill” passes and ICE potentially becomes the most heavily funded law enforcement agency in the government, I can’t help but feel disgusted. I couldn’t rightfully celebrate Independence Day when everybody’s losing their independence. It just seems so off. It reminds me of the Nazi era and tragic genocide that followed it.
When we were sending my mom off in Tijuana, I told my family that I was going to record everything as a memory for us. Then I thought, Wait, this would be a good post for me to share on Instagram and TikTok. Like, “Come with me to self-deport my mom.” It was such a crazy way to start a video, but I hoped that it would help people.
My daughter was like, “What are you doing? Why are you sharing this? This is why people hate influencers. Why are you recording?” My mom even told me not to post anything until she made it safely to Guerrero, where she is now.
It was important to me that putting this out there wasn’t an advertisement to self-deport. A Spanish television network, Univision, and other networks were running ads from the Department of Homeland Security that warned illegal immigrants to leave the U.S., and it received a lot of backlash. I was upset by it, and I wanted to make sure that wasn’t what I portrayed in my videos. But I also didn’t want to tell people that they have to stay here, take the abuse, and get arrested.
Even though this is still happening and people will be affected by this, knowing that my mom’s safe with my grandma—whom she hadn’t seen in 22 years—keeps me strong in this fight. She feels at peace since she’s not paying rent out there so she doesn’t have to look for work right away. At the same time, I see that she’s struggling to readjust. She reassures me that she’s fine, but then I’ll see it in her eyes.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a65338958/immigration-fears-lead-mother-back-to-mexico/
I’m gonna guess that she had no SS or Medicare benefits, so moving back to some dusty, but very affordable, pueblo in Guerrero probably made a lot of financial sense.
‘At the same time, I see that she’s struggling to readjust. She reassures me that she’s fine, but then I’ll see it in her eyes’
She’ll get used to the outhouse.
Colombian SUNY student, detained by ICE with mom, speaks out
A decorated student at a SUNY school, with no criminal history, was detained by ICE along with her mother.
Sara Lopez Garcia is being held by federal immigration officials in Louisiana, and is slated for deportation back to Colombia.
“It makes me feel angry because I don’t deserve this, my mom doesn’t deserve this,” the 20-year-old told News 4 in a phone interview.
Lopez Garcia was detained almost two months ago, during an incident when ICE agents were looking for someone else.
The search concluded with a stop at their Mastic home, where the student was detained along with her mother.
Her fiancée, Santiago Ruiz, says Lopez Garcia has no criminal record and was in the process of seeking legal status in the United States.
Recognized as an honor student and peer mentor, the 20-year-old was set to graduate from Suffolk Community College this winter.
Friends attending this year’s graduation learned Lopez Garcia had been detained the day before, and wept when hearing the news.
“That was like a punch to the gut,” English professor Cynthia Eaton said. “That felt awful just because I know she’s a good person.”
Family and friends are now trying to raise money for a legal fight to keep the young woman in the United States.
Ruiz says the couple is now resigned, with their eyes set on spending the next phase of their lives in Colombia.
“I was very angry, but now I feel like everything is a process,” Ruiz said. “Everything happens for something. I don’t know the reason yet, but I am trying to understand.”
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ice-agents-detain-colombian-student-long-island-ny/6331090/
,em> “Everything happens for something. I don’t know the reason yet, but I am trying to understand.”
Allow me to clear things up for you. Since you came here illegally, now its time to GTFO.
It makes me feel angry because I don’t deserve this, my mom doesn’t deserve this
Are you here illegally? Then I am afraid that you do deserve it.
A decorated student at a SUNY school, with no criminal history
Now you do have a criminal record.
10 unhinged leftists, including at least two trans, have been charged with plotting terror attacks on ICE.
https://x.com/AntifaWatch2/status/1942425550796038201
“Antifa is only an idea” — Real Journalists
Pinochet knew how to deal with these type of problems.
Iowa man given 30 days to gather belongings, say goodbye before deportation, advocates say
A Conesville man has been given a 30-day warning before he’s deported to his home country of Guatemala.
Germann Gramajo-Barrios was escorted to a check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by Escucha Mi Voz on Wednesday, July 9.
He was given two options when he arrived in Cedar Rapids, according to several people familiar with the check-in. He could be arrested and deported during his check-in, or take 30 days to close bank accounts, gather belongings, and say “goodbye” to friends and family before being deported.
Gramajo-Barrios chose to take the additional 30 days before he is deported back to Guatemala.
Gramajo-Barrios lives in Conesville, a small farm town north of Columbus Junction in southeast Iowa. He works as a painter and construction worker, Escucha Mi Voz organizers said. Gramajo-Barrios was not immediately available for additional comment on his visit.
Gramajo-Barrios’ wife was hand-delivered a notice by an immigration enforcement official in June, which said ICE is “making a demand upon you to deliver the alien” to Cedar Rapids on July 9. A box checked on the letter noted that Gramajo-Barrios’ visit was for an “interview,” not a “removal.”
It was unclear why Gramajo-Barrios was offered the additional 30-day stay.
David Goodner, Escucha Mi Voz co-director, said Pascual Pedro, the 20-year-old with no criminal record deported to Guatemala over the Fourth of July weekend, was not given the same choice at his June 30 check-in.
https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2025/07/09/conesville-iowa-man-to-be-deported-in-30-days-ice/84521054007/
“Iowa man,” you say?
No matter how much you think you hate the globalist scum media, it isn’t nearly enough.
Seems like “real journalists” need to take a refresher course on geography, because Guatemala is nowhere near Iowa.
There is a joke Mexicans say when things get bad: I’m leaving Guatemala and going to to Guatepeor (mala = bad, peor = worse). Sounds like Germann just got a one way ticket to Guatepeor
“The media is the enemy of the American people” — DJT
If there’s a downside to seeing ‘Murican leftists & libtards seeking asylum in Canada, I’m not seeing it.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-10/canada-sees-us-asylum-claim-surge-as-both-nations-harden-borders
My guess is they’ll find out the same ironic thing their predecessors did in 2016 – if they’re law-abiding white net tax payers, Canada will have nothing to do with them.
Phoenix taco shop owner in custody amid human smuggling, immigration probe
A West Phoenix taco shop owner is in federal custody following a series of coordinated raids by federal agents on Tuesday, part of an ongoing investigation into suspected human smuggling and harboring of migrants in the country illegally.
Multiple sightings of undercover agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were reported across the Valley Tuesday, culminating in the arrest of Vlademir Angulo, the owner of El Taco Loko. The small but well-known local chain operates a restaurant near 67th Avenue and Indian School Road, a food truck in Southwest Phoenix, and a bus-style eatery in Goodyear.
At noon on Wednesday, El Taco Loko’s doors remained locked, its dining room empty—a rare sight for the usually bustling taco joint.
In South Phoenix, the business’s popular food truck was also missing from its usual spot near 55th Avenue and Baseline Road. Local residents told 12News that the food truck had not returned since being seized by agents, reportedly as part of the same federal operation.
Videos circulating on TikTok Tuesday afternoon appear to show federal agents detaining workers from the El Taco Loko food truck in handcuffs. Not long after, agents were seen surrounding Angulo’s home, located just a mile away in Laveen. His residence was one of five locations under investigation by federal authorities.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, Angulo is currently in federal custody awaiting formal charges. While the office declined to specify what charges he will face, officials said more details would be released publicly on Thursday.
The investigation is reportedly tied to federal laws prohibiting the harboring of immigrants lacking permanent legal status, which includes knowingly providing them with employment. The Trump administration had previously signaled aggressive enforcement of these statutes, with former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan warning that employers found violating federal immigration laws could face felony charges.
“If you knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien from ICE, that is a felony, and there will be consequences,” Homan said during a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center last year.
Homan stated that he would be directing HSI and ICE to work closely with U.S. Attorney’s Offices in every state to file charges related to the federal harboring laws, known as 8 USC 1234.
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/phoenix-taco-shop-owner-arrested-amid-federal-investigation-human-smuggling-harboring-migrants/75-3ff445d0-58ad-4543-a30b-1b109e1e0e13
Deportation fears across Oklahoma lead to fewer appearances in immigration courts
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Fears of deportation during routine immigration hearings are leading to a decline in attendance at immigration courts in Oklahoma, according to local attorney Melissa Lujan.
Lujan said her clients want to follow the rules but are reconsidering attending court after witnessing deportations during routine appointments.
“I get calls at least a couple times a week from different clients asking, ‘Do I have to go to court in person? Can my court be by video? What’s going to happen to me?'” Lujan said.
She noted that this concern has emerged in recent months as more people are detained during hearings intended to comply with the law.
“I didn’t used to hear that. That’s been in the past couple of months,” Lujan said.
She has observed people being detained at Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices and during court proceedings, describing it as a new reality.
“I’ve been to the ICE office and I’ve seen people in the lobby go in and not come out. I was in court and walked by ICE agents as they kind of prepped to grab people as they walked out the door. That’s just now, that’s just kind of part of life,” Lujan said.
Lujan also highlighted the distrust in the system among green card holders eligible for citizenship.
“We have green card holders that are eligible to file for citizenship, but they don’t trust the system. Right now. They say, ‘I don’t think so, I’m going to get detained,’” she said.
Salvador Ontiveros, president of the Latino Community Development Agency, noted a significant drop in service usage due to fear, with some cases seeing a 40% decrease.
“People don’t want to leave their homes,” Ontiveros said.
https://www.koco.com/article/deportation-fears-oklahoma-fewer-appearances-immigration-courts/65357236
“People don’t want to leave their homes,” Ontiveros said.
They will have to do so eventually, like when they run out of money. I wonder how many are considering self deportation?
Spring Valley ICE arrest draws criticism of local law enforcement
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department was called to the scene of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest in Spring Valley earlier this week, prompting some neighbors to raise concerns about the use of deputies to support federal law enforcement actions.
Frustrated and angry Spring Valley neighbors, cameras rolling, rushed to the arrest of a man identified as Manual on Tuesday afternoon.
“When I walked out is when I saw all the cars just blocking him and blocking the street,” said Mannely Alonso, Manuel’s daughter.
Alonso says Homeland Security agents broke a car window and cut a safety belt taking her dad into custody. Manuel resisted, telling agents he would not go.
“I tried to get them off of him, and it just escalated,“ Alonso said.
She says her mother, 49-year-old Elizabeth Gutierrez Diaz, was taken into ICE custody earlier that day while at work.
“If before we were scared, I am even more scared now,” Alonso said. The couple’s daughter says her mother is being detained at the Customs and Border Protection Otay Mesa facility and her father is being held at a federal facility downtown.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/spring-valley-ice-arrest-local-law-enforcement-criticism/3865294/
‘Manuel resisted, telling agents he would not go’
Adios Manuel!
Second Man Identified in West Hollywood ICE Raid
A second man detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a Fourth of July raid at the Santa Palm Car Wash in West Hollywood has been identified only as “Juan,” a longtime resident and worker whose family is now pleading with the community for support.
Juan, who has lived and worked in the United States for 30 years and paid taxes throughout that time, was taken into custody by ICE agents during what witnesses described as a sudden and alarming operation on Independence Day. His daughter, Jessica, says her father is currently being held in an immigration detention center under harsh and inhumane conditions.
“Even if he tries to contest the deportation, he would have to wait months for a judge to hear his case,” Jessica said. “He would remain in those conditions the entire time.”
According to Jessica, her father is elderly, suffers from gout, and does not have access to the medication he needs while in detention. She said she has to take a bus to bring his medication to him. He has described the detention facility as overcrowded, freezing cold, with little food or water, no privacy, and no opportunity to bathe.
Due to the conditions and the uncertainty of the process, Juan has reportedly made the difficult decision to self-deport, despite not knowing where he will be sent.
“They are sending my father away empty-handed after 30 years of working here and paying taxes,” Jessica said. “He needs help so he can take some of his belongings to wherever he is deported. He needs resources—food, shelter—until he finds a job and can access medical care.”
All of Juan’s children are U.S. citizens. Jessica said her father originally came to the U.S. in hopes of giving his daughters a better life. He supported not only his immediate family but also helped cover expenses for his mother, who suffers from preexisting health issues.
“He is full of kindness and always looks for ways to help others,” Jessica said. “It breaks my heart to see him go through this after a life of working humbly every day without harming anyone.”
Juan is the second man known to be detained at the Santa Palm Car Wash in West Hollywood during the July 4 ICE operation. Advocacy groups and local leaders have raised concerns about the federal immigration raids targeting longtime community members in a city that has declared itself a sanctuary.
https://wehotimes.com/second-man-identified-in-west-hollywood-ice-raid-family-seeks-support-amid-deportation/
‘suffers from gout’
There’s a photo of Juan with whipped cream on his face at the link.
Fear of immigration raids reshaping daily life for many
Headlines and viral videos of immigration detentions are filling news feeds. And with them, fear is rising in immigrant communities across the country — for families without legal status, and for mixed status families as well.
For some, the fear is so great they did not want their names used in this story, but they wanted to share their experiences.
“There’s lots of worry within our family because we have a family member who unfortunately has not been able to get his documents. In this case, he’s the head of household,” one man told us in Spanish.
Unlike his relative, he has legal status and is retired. He said the threat of an interaction with immigration agents could shatter his family.
“If something is to happen to this family member (without legal status), our family would completely fall apart,” he said.
As a result, his family has had to take extra precautions, like limiting grocery trips and outings.
“When I do the shopping, I’ve noticed a considerable drop in Latinos at the store compared to before,” he said.
He knows he’s not alone and many families are erring on the side of caution.
“The best thing to do is stay home if you have nothing to do,” he said. “Unless you’re going to work because we have to generate income. If not, who is going to pay the bills?”
We also talked with a woman who is in the Unites States without legal status. She also asked that we not use her name due to fears for her safety.
“I’m filled with emotions. With lots of fear. We have to do things with precautions. Even grocery shopping,” she said. “I’ve felt like I can’t breathe. The stress is hurting me. I’ve noticed it even in my hair, it is falling out.”
She says the stress over the immigration raids is taking a toll on her health. But she feels that even doctors appointments pose a risk.
Not just physically, but financially too.
“We don’t receive government assistance for insurance,” she said. “We always pay out of pocket. Out of fear that receiving assistance could hurt us later on or that our information could be shared with immigration agencies.”
She’s been in the U.S. for over 20 years. While she has thought about self deporting, she struggles with leaving the life she’s built behind.
“I’m not ready to leave yet. I wish the government could help the people that have been here for so many years. We pay our taxes and try not to be a burden on the government,” she said.
Lizeth Ma, a family psychologist in San Diego, says the stress of fear has a deep impact on people.
“Neurologically … it has an effect,” Ma said. “Especially if that stress, or concern, or fear, gets to a level that it’s impeding your sleep cycle. You’re not going to be able to perform or respond in an appropriate way if you’re constantly stressed out, worried, not sleeping, or not eating.”
Despite the constant stream of news, her best advice is to avoid drowning in the headlines.
“It’s so important that we are pacing ourselves. Microdosing the amount of news that we’re seeing and then just focusing one thing at a time, because it can become very overwhelming,” she said.
https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2025/07/09/fear-of-immigration-raids-reshaping-daily-life-for-many
She also asked that we not use her name due to fears for her safety.
Safety? Is she afraid if being beaten, abused or killed while in detention? These “real journalists” sure do like to spin some yarns,
I wish the government could help the people that have been here for so many years
Voters have mandated that the the only help the government give you is helping you on your way out.
Also, when you sneaked into our country like a burglar you knew very well that deportation was always in the cards. No one in authority ever said that if you could evade detention for X years then you would be able to stay indefinitely. Yeah, I know staying indefinitely was defacto, and we can thank Dems and Chambers of Commerce across the country for that, but it was never official,
And I know the press is painting all of you as hard working, honest people who pay their taxes and who never break any laws, except for “little things” like driving without a license or insurance, maybe a DUI or two, or the fact that you are here illegally.
The Great Replacement, as always, projected as an inevitability.
Real Journalists are vermin 🐀